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APPLICATION PAPERS 



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National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 



1. Inclosed herewith is Miss Lee's application, which can serve as a .i^xiide, as it co\'ers all tlie require- 

ments on the application blank. 

The purpose of the application paper is to show a lineal descent from a Revolutionary ancestor, 
one who served the country as a soldier, sailor or patriot. 

The only means the Registrar General has of identifying the man with the service, is in the mention 
of sucli person in some printed Revolutionary record. 

Tlie date and place of birth and death show tliat the ancestor mentio.;^ iuring the Revolu- 

tionary war. 

Tlie place shows from what section of country he probably entered service. 

Should anyone enter without the name of the ancestor's wife, the history, genealogy and other 
documents might show that the person whose service was given as that of the ancestor 
of the applicant, was never married, making such papers null and void. 

When the date of birth cannot be ascertained, an approximate date will aid in the verification. 

The mention of ancestor's wife as the first, second, or third is ueces.sary, as another applicant 
may enter through descent from another wife. The Christian name of the wife, men- 
tioned in a will or deed, is sufficient proof, as it is conclusive of the marriage. 

The recurrence of the same name of Revolutionary men often misleads an applicant who infers 
her descent only from public documents and from the knowledge that her ancestor of 
the .same name served in the Revolution, whereas further research would show that the 
ancestor is mentioned in connection with some other service. 

2. Checks or money orders must be made payable to the Treasurer General, D. A. R., and sent to 

her direct. 

3. Applications received after the 25th of the month cannot be verified for presentation at the follow- 

ing meeting of the National Board of Management. 

4. The Registrar of the Chapter or Member-at-Large should see that the application blank is filled out 

on the last page as far as the words : "Accepted by the National Board of Management." 

5. .Application papers of Real Daughters must have date and place of birth and death of father and 

mother, and whether first or second wife, and date of birth of the applicant. 



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